Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced

HB1475 — Virginia Fungi Task Force; established, report.

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill establishes the Virginia Fungi Task Force to report on fungi-related issues.

This legislation creates the Virginia Fungi Task Force tasked with studying and reporting on fungi in the state. The goal is to address various aspects related to fungi and their significance.

Summary

Virginia Fungi Task Force; established, report.

Bill Text

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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Code of Virginia as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Code of Virginia: 29.1-509.1.

  • 29.1-509.1

    A.

    Inserts “A.”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    The Director shall establish the Virginia Fungi Task Force (

    Inserts “The Director shall establish the Virginia Fungi Task Force (”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the

    Inserts “the”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    Task Force) to assess, categorize, and protect the Commonwealth's natural fungi species and explore the economic potential of fungi. The Task Force shall include

    Inserts “Task Force) to assess, categorize, and protect the Commonwealth's natural fungi species and explore the economic potential of fungi. The Task Force shall include”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the Director,

    Inserts “the Director,”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the State Forester

    Inserts “the State Forester”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    ,

    Inserts “,”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the

    Inserts “the”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    Director of

    Inserts “Director of”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the Department of

    Inserts “the Department of”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    Conservation and Recreation

    Inserts “Conservation and Recreation”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    , and

    Inserts “, and”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the

    Inserts “the”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    Commissioner

    Inserts “Commissioner”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    of Agriculture and Consumer Services

    Inserts “of Agriculture and Consumer Services”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    or

    Inserts “or”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    their

    Inserts “their”.

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    designee

    Inserts “designee”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    s

    Inserts “s”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    ;

    Inserts “;”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    representatives from the Department of Conservation and Recreation

    Inserts “representatives from the Department of Conservation and Recreation”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    ,

    Inserts “,”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    Natural Heritage Division

    Inserts “Natural Heritage Division”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    ;

    Inserts “;”.

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    and

    Inserts “and”.

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    representatives of

    Inserts “representatives of”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the

    Inserts “the”.

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    Virginia Farm Bureau Federation

    Inserts “Virginia Farm Bureau Federation”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    ,

    Inserts “,”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    the

    Inserts “the”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    Virginia Agribusiness Council

    Inserts “Virginia Agribusiness Council”.

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    ,

    Inserts “,”.

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    the

    Inserts “the”.

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    Virginia

    Inserts “Virginia”.

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    Association of

    Inserts “Association of”.

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    Soil and Water

    Inserts “Soil and Water”.

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    Conservation Districts

    Inserts “Conservation Districts”.

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    ,

    Inserts “,”.

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    the

    Inserts “the”.

  • 29.1-509.1

    Virginia Soil Health Coalition

    Inserts “Virginia Soil Health Coalition”.

Action History

  1. S Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

  2. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  3. S Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)

  4. S Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

  5. S Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  6. H Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)

  7. H Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  8. H committee substitute agreed to

  9. H Read second time

  10. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1475)

  11. H Read first time

  12. H Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  13. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  14. H Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  15. H Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  16. H Committee substitute printed 26106781D-H1

  17. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  18. H Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (16-Y 6-N)

  19. H Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

  20. H Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1475)

  21. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

  22. H House subcommittee offered

  23. H Placed on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Agenda

  24. H Assigned HACNR sub: Natural Resources

  25. H Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

  26. H Presented and ordered printed 26105347D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 37 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Reported from Appropriations

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed House

Passed 65 Yea · 31 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 653104
Total 653104
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Barry D. Knight — Not Voting
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Bonita G. Anthony — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charlie Schmidt — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Chris S. Runion — Nay
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Delores Oates — Nay
Destiny LeVere Bolling — Yea
Don Scott — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Eric Phillips — Nay
Eric R. Zehr — Nay
Garrett McGuire — Yea
Gretchen M. Bulova — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Nay
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Irene Shin — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
JJ Singh — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Not Voting
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Justin Pence — Nay
Karen Hamilton — Nay
Karen Keys-Gamarra — Yea
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Laura Jane Cohen — Yea
Leslie Chambers Mehta — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Lindsey Dougherty — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Nay
Madison Whittle — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Margaret A. Franklin — Yea
Mark C. Downey — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
May Nivar — Yea
Michael B. Feggans — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Michelle Lopes Maldonado — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mitchell Cornett — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Not Voting
Nicole Cole — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Rae Cousins — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Terry L. Austin — Nay
Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Timothy P. Griffin — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Not Voting
Virgil Thornton — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Nay
Will Davis — Nay
Wren M. Williams — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Passed 9 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9501
Total 9501
% of votes cast 60%33%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Richard H. Stuart — Not Voting
Russet Perry — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Nay
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Nay
Timmy French — Nay
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations

Passed 16 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16600
Total 16600
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Marty Martinez — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay
Virgil Thornton — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7300
Total 7300
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Hillary Pugh Kent — Nay
Jackie H. Glass — Yea
John Chilton McAuliff — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Nadarius E. Clark — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1475 do?
Virginia Fungi Task Force; established, report.
Who sponsors HB1475?
HB1475 is sponsored by Charlie Schmidt.
What is the current status of HB1475?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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